The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reached an agreement with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) to increase basic salaries up to 9.5 percent. 

In a statement on Monday, August 28, TSC noted that the salary increase will be payable in two financial years which will be backdated to July 1, 2023. 

TSC also agreed with the teachers' unions to increase house allowance for teachers in cluster 4 within two financial years.

“In the agreement, teachers have secured; an increase in Basic Salary of up to 9.5 % payable in two financial years commencing on 1st July 2023 and an increase in House Allowance for teachers categorised under Cluster 4 payable in two financial years with effect from 1st July 2023. The net effect of this is that the House allowance for Cluster 3 and 4 has been harmonized,” read the statement in part. 

The commission also stated that the new salary structure will be implemented in the August payroll. 

“The new salary structure shall be implemented immediately in the August payroll and arrears backdated to 1st July 2023. We assure our teachers that they will get their pay by the end of the month,” TSC added.

TSC further noted that it has completed the promotion of 14,738 teachers and advertised an additional 36,275 vacancies for promotions. 

“The objective of these promotions is to motivate teachers as they advance in their career to improve productivity and performance,” the commission stated.